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Domestic Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Bourne Supremacy Jul 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $176,087,450 28,355,467
2 National Treasure Nov 19, 2004 Adventure PG $150,300,000 24,202,899
3 Meet the Fockers Dec 22, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $133,000,000 21,417,069
4 50 First Dates Feb 13, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $120,776,832 19,448,765
5 Dodgeball: A True Underdog … Jun 18, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $114,326,736 18,410,102
6 The Village Jul 30, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $114,197,520 18,389,295
7 The Grudge Oct 22, 2004 Horror PG-13 $110,175,871 17,741,686
8 Ocean’s Twelve Dec 10, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $100,700,000 16,215,781
9 Collateral Aug 6, 2004 Action R $100,170,152 16,130,459
10 The Princess Diaries 2: Roy… Aug 11, 2004 Romantic Comedy G $95,149,435 15,321,970
11 Along Came Polly Jan 16, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $88,073,507 14,182,529
12 Mean Girls Apr 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $86,047,227 13,856,236
13 Cheaper by the Dozen Dec 25, 2003 Comedy PG $82,814,544 13,335,675
14 The Notebook Jun 25, 2004 Drama PG-13 $81,001,787 13,043,766
15 Man on Fire Apr 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $77,906,816 12,545,381
16 Garfield: The Movie Jun 11, 2004 Adventure PG $75,367,693 12,136,505
17 Ladder 49 Oct 1, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $73,870,841 11,895,465
18 Christmas with the Kranks Nov 24, 2004 Comedy PG $73,077,009 11,767,634
19 White Chicks Jun 23, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $69,148,997 11,135,104
20 The Forgotten Sep 24, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $66,711,892 10,742,656
21 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Apr 16, 2004 Action R $66,207,920 10,661,501
22 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Feb 6, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $65,070,412 10,478,327
23 Big Fish Dec 10, 2003 Drama PG-13 $60,523,109 9,746,072
24 The Stepford Wives Jun 11, 2004 Black Comedy PG-13 $59,475,623 9,577,395
25 Something’s Gotta Give Dec 12, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $59,385,242 9,562,841
26 Without a Paddle Aug 20, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $58,107,982 9,357,162
27 Shall We Dance? Oct 15, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $57,149,868 9,202,877
28 13 Going On 30 Apr 23, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $57,139,723 9,201,244
29 Saw Oct 29, 2004 Horror R $55,153,403 8,881,385
30 A Cinderella Story Jul 16, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG $51,438,175 8,283,120
31 Walking Tall Apr 2, 2004 Action PG-13 $46,213,824 7,441,840
32 Napoleon Dynamite Jun 11, 2004 Comedy PG $44,411,050 7,151,537
33 You Got Served Jan 30, 2004 Drama PG-13 $40,066,497 6,451,932
34 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of … Nov 12, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $39,877,945 6,421,569
35 The Ladykillers Mar 26, 2004 Black Comedy R $39,692,139 6,391,649
36 Raising Helen May 28, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $37,485,528 6,036,317
37 Taxi Oct 6, 2004 Action PG-13 $36,362,287 5,855,440
38 Mystic River Oct 8, 2003 Drama R $36,244,484 5,836,471
39 Team America: World Police Oct 15, 2004 Comedy R $32,749,828 5,273,724
40 Taking Lives Mar 19, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $32,682,342 5,262,857
41 Cellular Sep 10, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $32,003,620 5,153,562
42 Anacondas: The Hunt for the… Aug 27, 2004 Horror PG-13 $31,526,393 5,076,714
43 Johnson Family Vacation Apr 7, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $31,203,964 5,024,793
44 Open Water Aug 6, 2004 Horror R $30,500,882 4,911,575
45 Confessions of a Teenage Dr… Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG $29,302,097 4,718,534
46 The Prince & Me Apr 2, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG $28,165,882 4,535,569
47 After the Sunset Nov 12, 2004 Action PG-13 $28,113,925 4,527,202
48 Closer Dec 17, 2004 Drama R $27,460,754 4,422,021
49 Garden State Jul 28, 2004 Drama R $26,754,251 4,308,252
50 Spanglish Dec 17, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $26,500,000 4,267,311
51 Fat Albert Dec 25, 2004 Comedy PG $26,300,000 4,235,105
52 Jersey Girl Mar 26, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $25,266,129 4,068,620
53 Twisted Feb 27, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $25,195,050 4,057,174
54 Sideways Oct 22, 2004 Drama R $22,404,206 3,607,762
55 Mr. 3000 Sep 17, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $21,800,302 3,510,516
56 Torque Jan 16, 2004 Action PG-13 $21,176,322 3,410,036
57 Little Black Book Aug 6, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,422,207 3,288,600
58 Harold & Kumar Go to White … Jul 30, 2004 Comedy R $18,225,165 2,934,809
59 Laws of Attraction Apr 30, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $17,848,322 2,874,126
60 Eurotrip Feb 20, 2004 Comedy R $17,718,223 2,853,176
61 My Baby's Daddy Jan 9, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $17,321,573 2,789,303
62 Seed of Chucky Nov 12, 2004 Horror R $17,016,190 2,740,127
63 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Jan 23, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,980,098 2,734,315
64 Wimbledon Sep 17, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,862,585 2,715,392
65 Catch That Kid Feb 6, 2004 Adventure PG $16,703,799 2,689,823
66 The Whole Ten Yards Apr 9, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $16,323,969 2,628,658
67 Paparazzi Sep 3, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,712,072 2,530,124
68 The Life Aquatic with Steve… Dec 25, 2004 Comedy R $14,794,828 2,382,419
69 The Girl Next Door Apr 9, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $14,589,444 2,349,347
70 Welcome to Mooseport Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $14,469,428 2,330,021
71 New York Minute May 7, 2004 Comedy PG $14,018,364 2,257,386
72 Soul Plane May 28, 2004 Comedy R $13,922,211 2,241,902
73 Envy Apr 30, 2004 Black Comedy PG-13 $13,548,322 2,181,694
74 Lost in Translation Sep 12, 2003 Drama R $13,498,435 2,173,661
75 Alfie Nov 5, 2004 Comedy R $13,386,312 2,155,605
76 Darkness Dec 25, 2004 Horror PG-13 $13,300,000 2,141,707
77 Wicker Park Sep 3, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,001,257 2,093,600
78 I Heart Huckabees Oct 1, 2004 Comedy R $12,596,975 2,028,498
79 Breakin' All the Rules May 14, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,232,382 1,969,788
80 Chasing Liberty Jan 9, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,189,514 1,962,885
81 The Cookout Sep 3, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $11,540,112 1,858,311
82 In America Nov 26, 2003 Drama PG-13 $11,463,210 1,845,928
83 Surviving Christmas Oct 22, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $11,198,345 1,803,276
84 Raise Your Voice Oct 8, 2004 Drama PG $10,411,980 1,676,647
85 The Perfect Score Jan 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $10,387,706 1,672,738
86 21 Grams Nov 21, 2003 Drama R $10,317,408 1,661,418
87 House of Sand and Fog Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $9,410,115 1,515,316
88 Sleepover Jul 9, 2004 Comedy PG $9,408,183 1,515,005
89 Bad Santa Nov 26, 2003 Black Comedy R $9,113,133 1,467,493
90 First Daughter Sep 24, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG $9,055,010 1,458,134
91 Saved! Jun 11, 2004 Black Comedy PG-13 $8,886,160 1,430,944
92 Suspect Zero Aug 27, 2004 Horror R $8,712,564 1,402,989
93 Connie and Carla Apr 16, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $8,047,525 1,295,898
94 Les invasions barbares May 9, 2003 Drama R $7,793,092 1,254,926
95 Stuck On You Dec 12, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $7,032,741 1,132,486
96 Woman Thou Art Loosed Oct 1, 2004 Drama R $6,879,730 1,107,847
97 The Cooler Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $6,747,658 1,086,579
98 Maria Full of Grace Jul 16, 2004 Drama R $6,529,624 1,051,469
99 The Big Bounce Jan 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $6,471,394 1,042,092
100 Before Sunset Jul 2, 2004 Drama R $5,792,822 932,822
101 The Clearing Jul 2, 2004 Drama R $5,763,875 928,160
102 Never Die Alone Mar 26, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $5,644,575 908,949
103 Club Dread Feb 27, 2004 Comedy R $5,001,655 805,419
104 Birth Oct 29, 2004 Drama R $4,763,525 767,073
105 Spartan Mar 12, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $4,357,745 701,730
106 A Day Without a Mexican May 14, 2004 Comedy R $4,180,870 673,248
107 The Door in the Floor Jul 14, 2004 Drama R $3,835,551 617,641
108 Camping Sauvage Jul 16, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $3,479,302 560,274
109 Veer-Zaara Nov 12, 2004 Drama Not Rated $2,874,425 462,870
110 Monsieur Ibrahim Feb 13, 2004 Drama R $2,824,365 454,809
111 Cidade de Deus Jan 17, 2003 Drama R $2,776,925 447,170
112 Love Actually Nov 7, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $2,775,118 446,879
113 Honey Dec 5, 2003 Drama PG-13 $2,527,909 407,071
114 Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul ge… Apr 2, 2004 Drama R $2,380,788 383,380
115 Confidences trop intimes Jul 30, 2004 Drama R $2,106,677 339,239
116 The Company Dec 25, 2003 Drama PG-13 $2,057,711 331,354
117 We Don't Live Here Anymore Aug 13, 2004 Drama R $2,037,545 328,107
118 Coffee and Cigarettes May 14, 2004 Comedy R $1,971,135 317,413
119 La Grande Seduction Jun 18, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $1,805,592 290,755
120 Gothika Nov 21, 2003 Horror R $1,739,395 280,096
121 Main Hoon Na Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,722,453 277,368
122 Io non ho paura Apr 9, 2004 Drama R $1,615,118 260,083
123 The Blue Butterfly Feb 20, 2004 Drama PG $1,610,194 259,290
124 A Dirty Shame Sep 17, 2004 Comedy NC-17 $1,339,668 215,728
125 School of Rock Oct 3, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $1,293,753 208,334
126 The Station Agent Oct 3, 2003 Drama R $1,239,027 199,521
127 Monica La Mitraille Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,182,372 190,398
128 The Best Two Years Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG $1,163,450 187,351
129 The Work and the Glory Nov 24, 2004 Drama PG $1,160,255 186,836
130 Osama Jan 30, 2004 Drama PG-13 $1,127,331 181,535
131 Million Dollar Baby Jan 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,113,566 179,318
132 Nicotina Aug 20, 2004 Black Comedy R $1,109,100 178,599
133 The Mother May 28, 2004 Drama R $1,062,253 171,055
134 Swades Dec 17, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,060,549 170,780
135 Le Dernier Tunnel Mar 26, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,057,599 170,306
136 Silver City Sep 17, 2004 Black Comedy R $1,017,376 163,829
137 The Machinist Oct 22, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $1,004,511 161,757
138 Criminal Sep 10, 2004 Drama R $929,233 149,635
139 Intermission Mar 19, 2004 Comedy R $889,857 143,294
140 Latter Days Jan 30, 2004 Drama R $833,118 134,157
141 Hum Tum May 28, 2004 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $796,641 128,284
142 The Legend of Johnny Lingo Aug 29, 2003 Adventure G $700,048 112,729
143 Red Lights Aug 20, 2004 Drama Not Rated $634,064 102,103
144 Scary Movie 3 Oct 24, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $594,683 95,762
145 Khakee Jan 23, 2004 Drama Not Rated $587,877 94,666
146 Touch of Pink Jul 16, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $564,535 90,907
147 Alexandra's Project Dec 19, 2003 Drama Not Rated $558,372 89,915
148 Love Me If You Dare May 19, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $548,707 88,359
149 Facing Windows Jun 18, 2004 Drama R $541,682 87,227
150 The Return Feb 6, 2004 Drama PG-13 $501,752 80,797
151 Nez Rouge Nov 28, 2003 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $493,304 79,437
152 Shaolin Soccer Apr 2, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $488,872 78,723
153 Runaway Jury Oct 17, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $487,405 78,487
154 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Oct 10, 2003 Action R $483,242 77,817
155 Knafayim Shvurot Mar 12, 2004 Drama R $405,818 65,349
156 National Lampoon's Gold Dig… Sep 17, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $392,000 63,124
157 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $390,127 62,822
158 Highwaymen Feb 13, 2004 Horror R $367,027 59,103
159 The Brown Bunny Aug 27, 2004 Drama Not Rated $365,984 58,935
160 How to Get the Man's Foot O… May 28, 2004 Comedy R $365,248 58,816
161 She Hate Me Jul 30, 2004 Comedy R $365,134 58,798
162 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Jun 18, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $358,804 57,778
163 Enduring Love Oct 29, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $349,117 56,218
164 Since Otar Left Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $344,974 55,551
165 The United States of Leland Apr 2, 2004 Drama R $343,816 55,365
166 Ju-On: The Grudge Jul 23, 2004 Horror R $325,661 52,441
167 The Reckoning Mar 5, 2004 Drama R $256,620 41,324
168 Los novios búlgaros Apr 30, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $249,530 40,182
169 Dhoom Aug 27, 2004 Action Not Rated $245,756 39,574
170 Pride and Prejudice Dec 5, 2003 Comedy PG $229,358 36,934
171 In Good Company Dec 29, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $225,031 36,236
172 Tais Toi Mar 26, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $205,358 33,069
173 The Snow Walker Mar 26, 2004 Adventure Not Rated $201,149 32,391
174 The Woodsman Dec 24, 2004 Drama R $197,623 31,823
175 Underworld Sep 19, 2003 Action R $158,016 25,445
176 Crimson Gold Jan 16, 2004 Drama Not Rated $147,844 23,807
177 Pieces of April Oct 17, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $140,099 22,560
178 Undertow Oct 22, 2004 Drama R $124,171 19,995
179 Freaky Friday Aug 6, 2003 Comedy PG $99,691 16,053
180 Distant Mar 12, 2004 Drama Not Rated $95,299 15,346
181 Hollywood Buddha Sep 24, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $72,115 11,613
182 Cachorro Nov 5, 2004 Comedy R $66,096 10,643
183 Cavale Jan 30, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $64,796 10,434
184 The Inheritance Jul 9, 2004 Drama Not Rated $63,886 10,288
185 Out of Time Oct 3, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,505 9,260
186 Intolerable Cruelty Oct 10, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $53,890 8,678
187 Twist May 21, 2004 Drama R $50,968 8,207
188 Dirty Pretty Things Jul 18, 2003 Drama R $42,307 6,813
189 Kal Ho Naa Ho Nov 26, 2003 Drama Not Rated $41,959 6,757
190 Poco più di un anno fa Apr 2, 2004 Drama Not Rated $41,703 6,715
191 Close Your Eyes Apr 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $39,381 6,342
192 Father and Son Jun 18, 2004 Drama Not Rated $38,150 6,143
193 Sex is Comedy Oct 20, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $37,212 5,992
194 A Tale of Two Sisters Dec 3, 2004 Horror R $35,710 5,750
195 The Bread, My Sweet Nov 22, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $35,084 5,650
196 Cowboys and Angels Sep 17, 2004 Comedy PG $33,700 5,427
197 Anatomie de l'enfer Sep 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $32,544 5,241
198 Chooch Aug 27, 2004 Comedy R $30,792 4,958
199 A Foreign Affair May 7, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $27,516 4,431
200 The Human Stain Oct 31, 2003 Drama R $25,590 4,121
201 Shade Apr 9, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $25,032 4,031
202 Incantato Sep 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $22,758 3,665
203 The Burial Society May 28, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $20,580 3,314
204 Elephant Oct 24, 2003 Drama R $17,941 2,889
205 Anything But Love Nov 14, 2003 Musical Not Rated $12,693 2,044
206 Perfect Opposites Feb 6, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $11,329 1,824
207 The Singing Detective Oct 24, 2003 Comedy R $10,225 1,647
208 The Holy Land Jul 11, 2003 Drama R $7,903 1,273
209 Carnage Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $7,740 1,246
210 Millenium Mambo Dec 31, 2003 Drama Not Rated $7,234 1,165
211 Love Object Feb 13, 2004 Horror R $6,028 971
212 Suddenly Aug 27, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $5,251 846
213 The Son Jan 10, 2003 Drama Not Rated $4,463 719
214 In My Skin Nov 7, 2003 Horror Not Rated $4,211 678
215 Dolls Dec 10, 2004 Drama Not Rated $4,067 655
216 Conspiracy of Silence Dec 3, 2004 Drama Not Rated $2,598 418
217 Swing Jun 18, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,509 404
218 The Green Butchers Dec 10, 2004 Black Comedy R $2,483 400
219 On the Downlow May 28, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,987 320
220 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $1,965 316
221 Babí léto Aug 22, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $1,846 297
222 What Boys Like Feb 27, 2004 Comedy R $955 154
Total Gross of All Movies$4,044,334,261
Total Tickets Sold651,261,536

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2004. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2004. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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